Radiohead – OK Computer (2-LP Vinyl)
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Released in 1997, OK Computer arrived at a moment when Britpop's lad-rock consensus was crumbling, and Radiohead responded by making something that felt genuinely alien, a document of anxiety, technology, and disconnection that resonated far beyond its era. Recorded largely at Canned Applause and St. Catherine's Court in Bath, the album drew on influences ranging from Miles Davis to Charles Mingus, which explains why its ambitions never feel purely rock-bound.
RADIOHEAD / OK COMPUTER - vinyl LP - Even at it's most adventurous - such as the complex, multi-segmented "Paranoid Android" - the band is tight, melodic, and muscular, and Thom Yorke's voice effortlessly shifts from a sweet falsetto to vicious snarls. It's a thoroughly astonishing demonstration of musical virtuosity and becomes even more impressive with repeated listens, which reveal subtleties like electronica rhythms, eerie keyboards, odd time signatures, and complex syncopations. - Yet all of this would simply be showmanship if the songs weren't strong in themselves, and OK Computer is filled with moody masterpieces, from the shimmering "Subterranean Homesick Alien" and the sighing "Karma Police" to the gothic crawl of "Exit Music (For a Film)." OK Computer is the album that establishes Radiohead as one of the most inventive and rewarding bands of the '90s. - Using the textured soundscapes of The Bends as a launching pad, Radiohead delivered another startlingly accomplished set of modern guitar rock with OK Computer. The anthemic guitar heroics present on Pablo Honey and even The Bends are nowhere to be heard here. Radiohead have stripped away many of the obvious elements of guitar rock, creating music that is subtle and textured yet still has the feeling of rock roll.
Tracklist
Side A
Side B
Side C
Side D
UPC: 634904078119
Label: XL Recordings
Release Date: 5.20.16
Format: LP Vinyl